Michaels dry lotus flower seeds

[sissy]

I gave all mine away and am now starting over .I guess I should think first before I just give things away .I lay the nut cracker on it's side on the countertop and put the seed in the smaller part .

 

[taherrmann4]

I held mine with my fingers, put my hacksaw in my vice and just pulled the seed across the blade to get down to the meat of the seed.

 

[sissy]

mine look like they are starting to sprout .I called the couple I gave some plants too ,but they did not get any seed pods .So I guess I keep trying these dry ones

 

[taherrmann4]

So I had some extra lotus seeds from my experiment over the summer that failed and I decided to throw some in the bottom of my aquarium. This was on sunday and they already sprouted, two are about 3" tall and the other has just started to sprout. Will be interesting to see how this works out, they are about 15" under water so they may be a bit deep but it is an experiment and I will tweak if I see them not able to get to the surface.

 

[addy1]

Neat Tmann, that is great, take some pictures as they grow.

 

[taherrmann4]

Here is a pic, it is the skinny light green stem that is growing, you can see the seed at the bottom of the pic.

 

[addy1]

How neat! lets hope it keeps growing

 

[CountryEscape]

Wow, great idea, Todd! I have several seeds that someone sent to me ... gosh, I forget who sent them now! Thanks, to whoever sent me my seeds. LOL and I am waiting to get them ready to sprout, as I don't want them to get too big before I'm able to put them outside in the warm water and heat of the sun. But, your idea of getting them started in an aquarium, I could do that! My 55 gal is probably the same depth you are talking about. Keep us posI may have to try that as well.

 

[Nova]

One of my pots with lotus seeds I planted from Michaels last year has 4 inch stems in them already. I hope the others start to grow too.

 

[addy1]

That is great Nova! glad it is growing for you.

 

[CountryEscape]

I'd love to see pics! I still need to start my seeds Joann sent to me! Have them out on the table, so at least I won't totally forget about them. Been a busy weekend, but that's on my "to-do" list for the next few days.

 

[CountryEscape]

OK, I finally got around to trying to get my seeds started. A couple of them cracked as I tried to "score" them, and the inside looked to be dried out. The seeds that I thought were ok are all floating. Does that mean they are also no good, or do they float for a while before they get soaked well, and then sink?

 

[taherrmann4]

Mine all sank.

 

[Nova]

Some of mine floated and some sank. I just kept changing the water a couple times a day and if some got mushy I threw those out. All of what I planted last year are growing and the ones the fish have not messed with are opening leaves once they reach the top of the water. My koi break the tops off the stems. I had some on the bottom of the pond but moved them up on the shelf so they are not beaten at badly by the fish. They love of swim through the stalks.

 

[CountryEscape]

I have a feeling these are all no good, probably should sink, but will keep changing the water twice a day for at least a week and hope for some stems!